Method of identifying pasted products.



H. A. W. WOOD.

METHOD OF IDENTIFYING PASTED PRODUCTS.

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HENRY A. WISE woon, on NEW YORK, Y., AssIG'NoR, BY MEsnE ASSIGNMENTS, r0

woon NEWSPAPER MACHINERY CORPORATION, on NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORA- TION or VIRGINIA.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pate ted Feb. 13, 1917.

Application filed. June 18, 1914, Serial No. 845,879. Renewed July 19, 1916. Serial No. 110,212.

To all whom it may concern; a

Be it known that I, HENRY A. WIsn 'Woon, a citizen of the United States, resid- 'lng at New York, in the county of New tain the pasted ends of the webs, can be de tected readily at the high speed at which these machines are now being run so that a they can be thrown out without slowing up the machine or running any danger of throwing out the wrong papers.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which,

Figure 1 is a diagrammatic side elevation of a portion of a printing press and web supplying means;

Fig. 2 is a plan of a portion of the web showing the application of this invention thereto; and

Fig. 3 is a similar view of a portion of one of the printed products. 7

Under the present practice, newspaper printing presses are supplied with paper from rolls, each roll as soon as it iseX- hausted being replaced by a new one. Under the ordinary practice the fresh web roll is placed in position before the old web is entirely exhausted and a line of paste applied to the leading edge of the fresh roll. The press is then stopped, the pasted end secured to the expiring end of the old roll which is cut off from the core or spool and then the press is started. At this speed the papers. which contain the paster (as the connection is called) are detected by the delivery boys and thrown out.

An automatic paper recharging device, however, has been invented in which the pasting is performed at the full speed of the press. On account of the high speed at which the machine is constantly run where this device is used, there is no chance for the boys to find the pasters, or at least to be sure of getting them all, and the pa- 'pers containing them are liable to go into circulation. This is not desirable because the pasting operatlon is performed 1n such a way as to leave the oint readily descernible and in fact to make a very bad lookingv product.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a method of readily identifying the pasted products so that they can be pulled out at the full speed of the press without liability of error.

For that purpose when the paste is applied to the end of a fresh roll, the attendant attaches at-that end of the roll two markers, preferably consisting of a small. strip a of paper or other sheet material of acolor or appearance contrasting with that of the web. These are placed on the new roll in position to project beyond the longitudinal edges. In this way they will stick out at the sides and can be observed readily.

They are put on both edges because in ordinary practice the web of aper is slit during the manipulation thereof and consequently two complete products are to be discarded for each paster. When this section of the paper reaches the folder and is ou u hese markers are found protruding from the edges of the pasted papers and the latter can be identified easily and thrown out without reducing the speed of production. It will be understood of course that these markers can be applied before or after the paster is made or just as the new web is being attached to the old one, but it is essential that they be attached either to the old web or to the new one at or near the paster so that thev will not become dislodged during the subsequent manipulation of the web.

Although I have illustrated and described only a single way of carrying out the invention, I am aware of the fact that many 2. The method of identifying pasted printed products, which consists in pasting a small piece of sheet material of a contrasting color to a web near the end adjacent to the longitudinal edge thereof.

3. The method of identifying pasted printed products, which consists in pasting two small pieces of sheet material to a web opposite each other near the pasted end in position to project beyond both edges.

4:. The method of identifying pasted newspapers, which consists in pasting a small piece of sheet material to the forward end of a new web on each edge thereof where it will project over the longitudinal edge, said piece being of a color contrasting with the color of the web, then slitting the web, printing it, and folding it to form newspapers, whereby said pieces of sheet material will adhere to a paper and project from a bunch of papers so produced and be readily observable.

5. As an article of manufacture, a web having the end of another web secured thereto and provided with a marker of contrasting material secured to each side near its longitudinal edge and projecting beyond said edge, near the point at which the webs are secured together.

In testimony Wherof I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY A. \VISE WOOD. lVit-nesses:

S. HENDRIX, L. LIDYD.

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Washington, D. c." I 

